Camp Cast

On this Lazy Day Sunday episode of the podcast we are joined by Cabin 8 standouts Jake Gangel and Logan Silver. The boy recap our first Sunday of the summer, give us a King of the Camp update, tease out some fun new programs for the week, and much more. Enjoy!

On this episode of the Camp Cast we are doing double duty! We are joined by Cabin 16 legends Jack Boehnke, Judah Nitzkin, and Eli Thompson to discuss two action packed days of camp including clinics, dance night, King of the Camp swim and track meets, and much, much more. Then, we post a special, first time ever, play-by-play commentary of the Egg Drop hosted by professional announcer Andrew Blechman with color commentary from Marc Goodman. Enjoy!

Today on the pod we welcome 2nd year camper Jonah Hechinger and his cousin, first year camper Cooper Sackeim! The boys join us to recap an amazing day at CM including our first skit night of the summer, picture day 2026 and much more. Enjoy!

Tonight we have our first LIVE episode of the summer. Jason plays sidekick to Andrew Blechman's professional commentary on Horse Racing Night 2026! We get a live look at the Senior Cabin (horses) and Cabins 3-5 (Jockeys) as they host one of our favorite events of the summer. Enjoy!

Today is all about Reveals at camp, and we could think of no better guests than 6th year campers Dayne Schneider and Bennett Rue to join Jason to discuss the reveals for King of the Camp, Twilight League, Canteen, and our first full day of camp. We also get to play our first "lost and found" game of the summer! These guys really brought it today. Enjoy!

Welcome to our 99th summer at Camp Menominee and our 9th season of the Camp Cast. We are SO excited to be back with our daily podcasts talking all things Camp. Today on the show, as is tradition on the first night, we are joined by the CITs. We chat about the trip up to camp, our first day activities, what they are looking forward to the most this summer, offer advice for first year campers and parents...and a bunch of nonsense in the middle. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!

Today we have an extra special episode of the podcast as we have a co-host in studio…thats right friend of the pod (and 2025 kawaga competition co- coach of the year) Brian Bulgatz joins us to interview and talk to one of our best friends from across the World…Mitch King! Mitch is one of our absolute favorite people, and really anyone who meets him feels that way about him. He joins us from Australia to talk about his 4 years on staff, connecting with camp as a first year international, and share some amazing stories from his time at camp. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THESE AMAZING CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS: ⁠⁠Camp for All Kids⁠⁠ & the ⁠⁠Nate Wasserman Camp Fund⁠⁠. GET INVOLVED! Sign up to join our ⁠⁠100th Anniversary Committee⁠⁠ and our ⁠Fantasy Camp Commissioners Council

Today on the Camp Cast we welcome Jake Herman! Jake is a former camper, CIT, counselor, megaphone editor, program director and now famously the voice of the 2022 16A walk off victory! Jake is now in the sports media industry joining a legacy of CM alumni in the same field. We talk all about Jakes time at camp, give him time to defend his age group, and get into some great stories from his time at CM. Jake came prepared! Enjoy. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THESE AMAZING CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS: ⁠Camp for All Kids⁠ & the ⁠Nate Wasserman Camp Fund⁠. GET INVOLVED! Sign up to join our ⁠100th Anniversary Committee⁠ and our Fantasy Camp Commissioners Council

Today on the Podcast Jason is joined by the legendary Sandy Cohen! For those of you that don’t know, he was a Menominee camper, counselor, and AD, and then, he and his amazing wife Teri were the owners and directors of Camp Marimeta until they recently sold it and retired. For those of you that DO know Sandy, you know that he is just one of the loveliest people on the planet, and a truly special person in the camp community. Jason and Sandy talked about his time at Menominee, how he got to Marimeta, what type of culture he built there, things that only camp owners and directors could talk about, and so much more! —Camp For All Kids - Cocktails Around the Campfire Fundraising Event is October 11th. Join us at Cocktails Around the Campfire, our annual signature event that combines the traditional elements of a fundraiser with the energy and fun of camp.This will be our second year at Amazing Space @ 625 in downtown Chicago — right off the Kennedy Expressway with easy driving access and complimentary parking. Or

For this milestone episode of The Camp Cast, Jason sits down the man, the myth the legend, Woody — a stalwart of the CM community since 1987. Over the years, Woody has worn just about every hat at camp, working under three different owners and witnessing firsthand how Menominee has grown and evolved. In this candid conversation recorded at camp after everything was closed down for the summer, Woody shares stories from his days as a counselor, the wild and unforgettable moments that shaped his journey, and why he keeps coming back summer after summer. Of course, they also dive into all of your favorite Woody-isms, and classic Woody moments. We hope you enjoy this chance to celebrate Episode 300 with the wisdom, laughs, and legacy of Woody.

Welcome to Season 9 of the Camp Cast! We took a very short break between seasons and we are hitting the ground running with an amazing lineup of guests for the start of our new season. Today on the podcast Jason welcomes camp Caretakers and maintenance extraordinaires Craig Dobson and Joe Stapleton. They talk about their stories of how they got to camp, how they experience Menominee, some of the best and worst stories from the last decade, and much, much more. Enjoy!

On this solo episode of The Camp Cast, Jason closes the book on the unforgettable summer of 2025. With camp now wrapped up, he shares some reflections on what life has looked like since the season ended and gives an update on early buzz around enrollment for 2026. But the heart of this episode is a personal tribute to Thomas C. and Pamela Adler, two beloved figures in the camping world, as they announce their retirement. Jason honors their impact, their legacy, and the ways they’ve shaped generations of campers and camp leaders. Enjoy!---Check out the Campfire Invitational Golf Outing page for more information on playing, sponsoring, and more for our 4th Annual golf outing supporting the Nate Wasserman Camp Fund.

00:10 - Intro and Summer Recap w/ Jeremy Bach and Gareth Doherty33:14 - Relay and Green and White Recap with victorious Green Captains Carter Parks, Eli Mutnick, Dylan Pelts, and Jonah Thompson50:25 - Favorite camp moment of the summer with: Max and Jonah Lazarus, Russell and Gavin Rosenthal, Brody Kaplan and Parker Nagel, Benjy Cahan and Cole Stein, Nate Skrenta-Pipkin and Fin Johansen, Simon Mann and Eli Thompson , Avi Kirshenbaum and Max Weiss, Beau Davidson and Julian Albert, Carter and Reid Parks, Abner Nasatir and Nolan Woods, Max Rothbart and Jack Friedman, Michael Nachbar-Friedberg and Ethan Hoyt , Mason Seifer and Hank Seigel, Brooks Hannesand Ben Schwartzs, Stanley Sider and Logan Silver, Desmond Rochon and Sebastian Marroquin, Pierce Lebovic and Matthew Feinberg, Josh Solotorovsky and Axel Roth, and Michael Hazan. 1:42:56 - Live Awards Ceremony Speeches including Junior and Intermediate honor camper, Values Awards, and the Nate Wasserman Award, and Jason's closing speech.

It is a perfect evening for softball and we are LIVE on the Bob Bender Senior Diamond announcing the Senior TLL Championship game. Jason is back with professional broadcaster Andrew Blechman (and a number of special guests including Chef Loren Rue). we live broadcast the Senior game between Mutnick's team and Lieberman's Team and give updates on the Intermediate Championship game between Judah Nitzkin's Team and Reid Parks' Team. Enjoy!

On this episode of the Camp Cast we do a full Green & White recap with only one event to go! We have on three of our Green & White Captains to dive deep into the sing, claim the castle, Bari's Biffs, Doc's Run, Town Day and more. Enjoy.

It's the annual cousin-cast! Tonight we have on the Rosenthal/Gordon family to recap a wild Camper/Counselor Switch Day, catch up on Green & White, revisit some competition stories, throw some hot takes out there, and much more. Enjoy!

On this Green & White extravaganza episode we bring on Cabin 12 studs Cooper Mazza and Avi Kirshenbaum. They talk to Jason about the four Green & White events in the last 24 hours, preview our upcoming camper/counselor switch day, and much more. Enjoy.

Hey GreenNation! We are back with a full detailed recap of our competition with Camp Kawaga. Unfortunately Menominee did not come out on top, losing 38-35. To recap the entire thing we bring on some of our best counselors and coaches Charlie Eisenberg, Daniel Shamah, and (later in the episode ) Chase Kaplan. At the end we also give a Green & White update, talk about the sing, and some other nonsense. Enjoy.

We are through 30 events in our competition with Camp Kawaga and the score is CM-15, CK-15. This is going to be a close one folks. Today we have three camp veterans from cabin 13 on the podcast to talk about all the action from an intense first day of competition. Hope you enjoy our conversation with Spencer Polovin, Zach Field, and Jake Auslander.

On this VERY special 2 part episode, we start in 2025 and recap the first 3 events of our big competition with Camp Kawaga, 11U, 13U, and 16U Tennis! We had three intense tennis meets today and to recap it all we bring on three studs, Carter Parks, Reid Parks, and Max Weiss. Then in Part 2, we travel ALL the way back to 2018, and revisit a conversation Jason had with CM veteran legends Justin Schoeneman, Taylor Beauseigneur, Jonah Weiss, and Andrew Blechman. This pod was recorded in Season 1 of the Camp Cast, but focuses on the significance of the competition itself. We talked about the all of the life lessons our boys take away from these intense days at camp, how important it is to compete as Team Menominee once each summer, what this event means to the Menominee Family each year, and share some personal competition stories. Hoping new families will enjoy this look at the competition from a different perspective, and returning families will enjoy the nostalgia in listening to some of our favorite guests. Go